Does reaching in the dark for unseen objects reflect representation in infants?

Authors
Clifton, RK Perris, EE McCall, DD
Citation
Rk. Clifton et al., Does reaching in the dark for unseen objects reflect representation in infants?, INFANT BEH, 22(3), 1999, pp. 297-302
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN journal
01636383 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
297 - 302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-6383(1999)22:3<297:DRITDF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Five groups of 7-month-old infants had varying amounts of experience with a sounding object in the light before being presented with it in the dark. N either visual nor auditory experience was necessary for accurate reaching i n the dark, suggesting that infants represented the unseen object.